The Diploma of Classical Languages complements the Bachelor of Arts in the Liberal Arts. It allows students to learn Latin and Ancient Greek, the original languages of the Western tradition, in order to directly engage with foundational texts. Studying these classical languages develops skills like critical thinking, analyzing concepts and ideas, and understanding other cultures. The diploma requires completion of introductory and intermediate units in both Latin and Greek, with an option to specialize in one language by taking more advanced units. It can only be undertaken part-time and concurrently with the Bachelor of Arts in the Liberal Arts.

1. Diploma of
Classical Languages

2. Overview
The Diploma of Classical Languages
complements the Bachelor of Arts in
the Liberal Arts. Students who enrol in
the course will be able to learn the
languages in which the Western
Tradition was originally articulated and
expressed, and thus access the texts in
their original language, free from the
interpretations of translation.
Latin and Ancient Greek are far from
being ‘dead languages.’ They are very
much alive in our modern languages
and culture. The benefits deriving from
the study of classical languages are
various, as they enable students to
develop a variety of intellectual and
practical skills. For instance, how to
appreciate the value of and learn from
foreign languages and remote
cultures; how to engage critically with
texts and ideas which stand at the
beginning of longstanding literary,
philosophical and historiographical
traditions, and problematize them;
how to analyse and question time-
honoured beliefs, axioms and theories,
and identifythe origins and trace the
genealogies of modern concepts; how
to articulate, communicate, and
defend one’s own ideas by gaining
mastery of the ancient art of rhetoric.
Language is the means by which
human beings interact with one
another and in which they configure
and articulate their understanding of
the world of experience. Thus by
exploring the way in which a language
is structured, one gradually gains an
understanding of a people’s worldview
and culture.
Course Outline
Students must complete Level 100
units in both Latin and Greek. This will
give students the opportunity to
appreciate the relation between the
two languages, the differences and
similarities characterising their
underlying cultures, and the way they
influenced their respective
development.
Students can then specialise in either
language and should have a 6:2 split
between units in each language i.e.,
either 6 Latin units + 2 Greek units, or
6 Greek units + 2 Latin units.
Delivery
All lectures and tutorials are
delivered in person on campus
Contact Hours
3 contact hours per unit per week
Duration
Studied concurrently with the
Bachelor of Arts in the Liberal Arts
Tuition
FEE-HELP is available

3. Indicative sequence for students specialising in Latin
* Students may have the opportunity substitute one of the Level 300 units above with
LAN305: The Eternal City – The Poetics and Politics of Space and Language from
Paganism to Christianity. This unit is based on field learning as it includes excursions
to relevant sites of historical significance and is delivered in intensive mode over a
three-week period in Rome. Campion’s Rome School runs every two years, subject to
demand.
Indicative sequence for students specialising in Greek
Please note that units must be studied sequentially given prerequisite requirements.
Semester 1 Semester 2
Level 100 Units
(Introductory)
GRE101: Classical Greek I GRE102: Classical Greek II
LAN101: Classical Latin I LAN102: Classical Latin II
Level 200 Units
(Intermediate)
GRE201: Classical Greek III GRE202: Classical Greek IV
Level 300 Units
(Advanced)
GRE301: The Main Themes of
Greek Literature
GRE302: The Genres of Greek
Literature
Semester 1 Semester 2
Level 100 Units
(Introductory)
LAN101: Classical Latin I LAN102: Classical Latin II
GRE101: Classical Greek I GRE102: Classical Greek II
Level 200 Units
(Intermediate)
LAN203: Classical Latin III LAN204: Classical Latin IV
Level 300 Units
(Advanced)*
LAN301: Language and
Culture in Late Republican
Rome
LAN302: Pagans and
Christians - From Augustus to
Augustine
1 2 3 4 5 6
Latin LAN101 LAN102
Pre req:
LAN101
LAN203
Pre req:
LAN102
LAN204
Pre req:
LAN203
LAN301
Pre req:
LAN204
LAN302
Pre req:
LAN301
Greek GRE101 GRE102
Pre req:
GRE101
GRE201
Pre req:
GRE102
GRE202
Pre req:
GRE201
GRE301
Pre req:
GRE202
GRE302
Pre req:
GRE301

4. Admission
A student who wishes to qualify for the
Diploma of Classical Languages must
currently be enrolled in the Bachelor of
Arts in the Liberal Arts offered by
Campion College Australia.
The Diploma of Classical Languages
can only be undertaken:
• on a part-time basis (i.e., no more
than two classical-language units of
study may be undertaken in a single
semester); and
• concurrently to the Bachelor course.
New students may indicate their
intention to complete the Diploma of
Classical Languages on the Bachelor of
Arts in the Liberal Arts application
form.
Contact
Christine Vella
Student Recruitment Manager
Phone: (02) 9896 9303
Email: study@campion.edu.au
Learn more at www.campion.edu.au